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. 2021 Sep 7;10(18):4047. doi: 10.3390/jcm10184047

Table A2.

Representative MRI protocol for the TMJ exams used in the reliability exercise. Abbreviations: FOV, field-of-view; FS, fat suppression sequence; FSE, fast spin echo; FSPGR, fast spoiled gradient recalled echo; + Gd, post gadolinium injection; mm, millimeter; ms, milliseconds; PD, proton density-weighted sequence; SE, spin echo.

Imaging Sequence (in Order of Acquisition from Left to Right)
T1 FSPGR PD FSE T2 FSE FS T1 FSE FS + Gd T1 SE FS + Gd 3D FSPGR + Gd
Plane Sagittal oblique Sagittal oblique Sagittal oblique Sagittal oblique Coronal Sagittal oblique
Echo time (ms) 4.2 25 86 11 19 10.4
Repetition time (ms) 325 2660 2840 600 600 4.2
Flip angle 80 90 90 90 90 20
FOV (mm × mm) 120 120 120 120 160 100
Acquisition Matrix 384 × 224 256 × 224 256 × 224 256 × 224 256 × 192 256 × 192
Slice thickness (mm) 2 2 2 2 2 2
Slice spacing (mm) 2 2 2 2 2 1
Echo train length - 8 16 3 - -